DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

caption — A caption

Synopsis

caption (db.caption) ::= (info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}, (annotation | bridgehead | remark | revhistory | Indexing inlines | Admonition elements | Formal elements | Graphic elements | Informal elements | List elements | Paragraph elements | Publishing elements | Synopsis elements | Technical elements | Verbatim elements)+)

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional constraints

• example must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• figure must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• table must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• equation must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• task must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• caution must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• important must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• note must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• tip must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

• warning must not occur among the children or descendants of caption.

Description

A caption is an extended description of a mediaobject or figure or other formal or informal element. Unlike a textobject, which is an alternative to the other elements in the mediaobject, the caption augments the object.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

See Also

audioobject, caption (db.html.caption) ...